Thapa dynasty
| Thapa dynasty | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Titles |
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| Founded | 1806 |
| Founder | Bhimsen Thapa |
| Final ruler | Mathabarsingh Thapa |
| Deposition | 1837 (1st deposed) & 1845 (completely deposed) |
| Ethnicity |
Khas Kshatriya (Chhetri)
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| Hinduism | |
Thapa dynasty or Thapa aristocratic family (Nepali: थापा वंश/थापा खलक Nepali pronunciation: [t̪ʰāpā bəmsə]/[t̪ʰāpā kʰələk]) is a Kshatriya Thapa dynasty that ruled Nepali administration affairs between 1806 and 1837 A.D. and 1843 to 1845 A.D. as Mukhtiyar (Prime Minister). This dynasty/family was one of the four noble family to be involved in active politics of Nepal together with Shah dynasty, Basnyat family and Pandes before rise of Rana dynasty. The dynasty was established by leading patron Bhimsen Thapa of the Bagale Thapa clan. This dynasty was connected to Rana dynasty through Ganesh Kumari, daughter of Kazi Nain Singh Thapa and to Pande aristocratic family through wife of Nain Singh Thapa, Rana Kumari Pande who was daughter of once Chief Kazi Ranajit Pande.Pande and Thapa families were the two rival Kshatriya families who contested for political power in the Royal court of Nepal.
This dynasty comes from family of Kaji Bir Bhadra Thapa, commander of Unification of Nepal who belonged to Bagale Thapa clan. He had three sons: Jeevan Thapa (died at Battle of Kirtipur), Bangsha Raj Thapa and Amar Singh Thapa (Sardar), a Tibet war veteran. The eldest son of Amar Singh Thapa (Sardar) was Bhimsen Thapa and his brothers all of whom grew slowly influential.
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